Thursday, September 22, 2022
On Tuesday, September 20, the Hokuryu Kendama Club hosted the "Hokuryu Kendama Club 1st Anniversary Commemorative Tournament" at the Hokuryu Community Center's 2nd floor main hall from 6:00 p.m., organized by the club (represented by Naoki Kishi).
Sixteen children (and two adults) from Hokuryu Town energetically participated in a heated tournament-style trick battle.
- 1 Poster for the Hokuryu Kendama Club 1st Anniversary Tournament
- 2 Naoki Kishi, Representative (Hokuryu Town Board of Education)
- 3 Tournament-style trick battle
- 4 Congratulations!
- 5 Greetings from Mr. JOHN and Mr. Kishi, Representative
- 6 Present from Representative Kishi
- 7 Everyone was smiling and snapping away!
- 8 Youtube Video
- 9 More Photos
- 10 Related Articles
Poster for the Hokuryu Kendama Club 1st Anniversary Tournament
Naoki Kishi, Representative (Hokuryu Town Board of Education)
To assist you, we have an international certificationMr. Masateru Akamatsu JOHN(asahidama kendama team representative, Asahikawa City), Japan Kendama Association instructorDaisaku Hotta（Tomakomai City, Seisa International High School Asahikawa Campus Kendama ClubSOAN.(Asahikawa, Japan) is here. We hope to hear various things from them.
First, we will draw lots for the tournament. We will list your opponents on the table behind you, so please check the names of your opponents," said Representative Naoki Kishi.
Tournament-style trick battle
"Whoo!" "Yeah!" The cheers rose each time the opponents were announced!
Everyone is excited and thrilled!
The game has two team settings: "Dragon Level" & "Sunflower Level". Choose the team level that suits you best, enter the game, and play in a one-on-one tournament format.
Each team is set up with 10 tricks. They draw a card that is turned over and perform the written trick one at a time, continuing until one of them succeeds and one of them fails. The first team to get 6 tricks wins.
Excited and nervous for the opponent selection raffle!
Tournament table to be filled
2 levels of tricks (types of techniques)
Dragon Level
- 10 times
- baseball
- ticket for a reserved seat
- aeroplane
- Small to large to medium-sized plates
- trapeze
- circumnavigation of Japan
- Platter - Lifting - Ken
- Hand-held platter - Ken
- Handstand squat
sunflower (Helianthus annuus)
- 3 hand-placed medium-sized plate hops
- medium-sized dish
- candle
- 10 times
- baseball
- ticket for a reserved seat
- Vine - Clap - One hand catch
- Small to large plates
- aeroplane
- Handstand squat
Draw a trick card and play the written event.
Divided into two groups and played one-on-one
Players who are serious about playing tricks!
With each play, the cheering calls of John and Kissy echoed throughout the hall!
"Josher!" Nice!
Slower! Look carefully at the hole!"
I'm coming in! All right, that's it!
Relax, itch already!"
Ganbaree! and cheering children!
Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! and applaud the success of their friends as if it were their own!
Players seriously trying tricks
John's call led the way.
Concentrate carefully!
Trick battle between parents and children!
A serious battle that cannot be won!
The hall was filled with cheering calls.
Results of matchups drawn up on the tournament table
The children performed numerous tricks with great skill, far beyond what was imaginable a year ago!
I was impressed by his concentration, mastery of technique, and amazing sense of physical balance!
A serious, hot trick battle that continued for over two hours!
Congratulations!
The medals given to each team and the top three finishers were dazzling!
A shiny prize-winning medal!
Sunflower Level Group Medalist! Congratulations!
Medalist of the Dragon Level Group! Congratulations!
Greetings from Mr. JOHN and Mr. Kishi, Representative
Mr. Masateru Akamatsu JOHN
Thank you all for your hard work! It's been a year already. Everyone is getting quite good. We have reached a level where it is hard to compete.
After watching them for a year, I have come to understand their methods to ensure that they can decide "round-the-Japan" techniques and so on. I hope that both winners and losers will be able to improve each other's skills so that we can have even more interesting matches next time.
Please make the most of the little time you have, watch Youtube, listen to Kissy, and have fun practicing. Thank you for your hard work today," said JOHN.
Greetings from Naoki Kishi
The club has just celebrated its first anniversary, and I hope you will continue to improve your skills. We are planning another event in December, so we hope you will join us.
Yatter!" and happy cheers from the children.
Present from Representative Kishi
At the end of the event, Mr. Kishi handed out carefully and prettily packed sweets to the participants, and everyone was full of smiles!
A present of sweets with a message of "Thank you"!
Everyone was smiling and snapping away!
The Hokuryu Kendama Club brings adults and children together for serious fun!
With boundless love, gratitude, and prayers to the "Hokuryu Kendama Club" for their energetic actions that strengthen the body core, develop a sense of balance, concentration, and perseverance.
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